With a possible provincial election in the spring, and a municipal election in October, this story will be of interest to political hopefuls: the Green Energy Act has been a disaster for rural/small-town Ontario. While concerns about the GEA were at number one, worries about jobs came in second–we propose that the two are closely linked, as Ontario’s soaring power bills drive businesses away, and make it difficult for businesses to compete. Jobs are being lost, not created.

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Using the ultimate waste product as a source of power to produce electricity is about as eco as it gets. Scientists in the UK, with backing from Bill Gates, are hoping to power homes in developing countries with renewable sources using microbial fuel cells.